Where does “unsittable” come from?
unsittable (English) comes from English sittable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
unsittable (English): Unable to be sat on; Unpleasant to sit on;...
Definitions
- Unable to be sat on; Unpleasant to sit on;...
Ancestry of “unsittable”, step by step
unsittable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sittable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sittable | Able to be sat on |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |